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contact network; phone tree; contact information for relevant people (in a given organization)

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conveying the will of the governing to the governed; top-down (system)

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retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)

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the best; ideal

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toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything

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withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal

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to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate

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another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally

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recurrence; revival; resuscitation

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importance; priority

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attention; giving one's attention; focusing

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finally; at last; ultimately; in the end

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angel

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one-eyed; first (in a series); initial

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to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct

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extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist

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extensive; vast range; wide scope

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(giving) instruction; initiation

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rate; ratio; proportion; percentage

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one after next; second

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Japan

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noodles; vermicelli

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drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained

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hundreds

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after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years

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technology revolution

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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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reverse movement; retrogression; going backwards; retrogradation; retrogression

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failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb

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tenacity; endurance

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distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process

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nonsense; no meaning; meaningless

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development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life

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to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen

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monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself

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subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling

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kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer

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confinement

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leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)

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to cultivate; to foster

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the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come

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effective; successful

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cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

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both; (not) either

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to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive

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to be too late; to be too slow

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sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break

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gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester

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to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)

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to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious

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